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[Mathew Hodson <mathew.hodson@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** No longer affects: unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)

** No longer affects: unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Trusty)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311443

Title:
  switching input method is not reliable

Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-settings-daemon source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Baltix:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Under GNOME Shell, sometimes the input switcher popup (accessible via Super+Space by default) doesn't allow switching beyond the second input source.

  [Test Case]
  Under GNOME Shell, open gnome-control-center > Region & Language > Input Sources > + > Add at least two input sources (I use us, ru, and gr). Then open gnome-control-center > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Typing > Switch to next source > Set to Super+Space.

  Try pressing Super+Space to pop open the input switcher. Then press
  Super+Space again. The input switcher might not switch the second
  time. It happens unreliably, so if it works, restarting gnome-
  settings-daemon may allow reproducing the bug.

  [Regression Potential]
  The reason this is happening is because of an old patch that enables input switching for non-GNOME desktops (Unity, GNOME Flashback) by handling it in gnome-settings-daemon. But GNOME Shell handles it itself, so gnome-settings-daemon's shortcuts may be conflicting with GNOME Shell's sometimes. The fix is to remove it, which is ok because that code isn't used by those other non-GNOME desktops any more (they use unity-settings-daemon instead). For that reason, there should be low risk of regression.

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  The behaviour of switching input method is strange.
  There are 2 ways to change input method. And both behave against expectation:

  1. super-space: When hitting super-space, the system can only switch from English to Chinese. But not the other way round.
  2. indicator: When switching language with the indicator, I can select both language. But the indicator is always showing "en".

  OS: Ubuntu 14.04
  Input Method: English (US), Chinese (Cangjie)

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